I'm not going to even touch the timing of the rapture (post or pre-trib). Instead I'm going to ask you a potentially tough question, are you ready for the rapture? If it happened tonight, would you be ready?
At the building I work in they recently forced the smokers away from the entrance of the building, farther off. Because of this, the smokers have discovered nature in the trees and small fountains away the building. Yesterday, I was told by one of the smokers that there was several cute baby ducks swimming in the small fountain near the new smoking area. Because of this I brought my camera to take pictures today. But when I asked a smoker if she had seen the baby ducks, she said they were not there. And she said the mother duck seemed to be waddling about searching for her little ones.
I realized that this situation is a powerful analogy on how unbelieving or backsliding parents will feel when their children are raptured and they are not. How people who's dear friends are raptured and they are not will find themselves.
Today I watched an interested video by Monica Dennington of Tic Toc Ministries who biblically defends the view that Christ wanted us to be focused on being ready for his return rather than focusing or arguing on the actual time of his return.
All of us are going to die at some point. We have no clue when our number's up. Here's a clip from a film called "Drifting" featuring Brett Bower as the bad guy. In this clip a pastor and his wife pick up a hitchhiker who pulls a gun on them and challenges the pastor as to whether he's ready to meet his maker or not. Very powerful.
This is an interesting video that you either rejoice at the end or get really mad. If this made you mad, please think about what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 13:5-6 "5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6 And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test."
God bless,
Steve
4 comments:
Hey man. You have made a really great observation. Two workers in the field, one will be left wondering where the other has gone.
I don't believe in it, though living as it may happen anytime could be a good thing.
The ones taken out of the field I can only assume are the wicked, who will be punished. The Creator's Children are to inherit the earth.
If you want to believe you will be "caught up" in the air, it doesn't bother me, I just think there has been too much emphasis due to ONE verse in the New Testament.
Lately, been thinking of just re-reading only Christ's Words, as they are the most important.
-Les
I agree that Matt 24:36-41 is referring to people taken to judgment. This is referring to the end of the tribulation and I believe the people that are left inhabit the earth literally during the 1000 millenium (reign of Christ). But, be careful, all scripture is inspired by God. 2 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. God can reveal his will through Paul, the disciples, OT prophets, whomever he chose.
Don't make the same mistake as Obama.. “If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans.“
okay... you talked me into it! :)
heh heh, oh,
I finally found those Afterlife sermons / mp3's again, on a cd I burned!
Will upload them maybe, and keep passing them on... have to find all the info though to know who to give credit to, for those who will be curious and want more than your blogsite to visit.... you do have a number of great links already Steve!
-Les
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